MacHeist offers free licenses for DEVONthink via Twitter promotion

MacHeist is calling it a "TweetBlast," we'll call it savvy marketing, but you'll probably just call it "free software, woo!" In an effort to pump up the number of Twitter followers for the MacHeist challenges & software bundle, the team is offering followers (who are willing to post a promotional message) a free license for DEVONthink. The software, normally $50US, allows you to store your files and personal data in lots of structured, tagged and classified ways -- Brett previewed the 2.0 beta in December.

Getting your free copy is pretty straightforward; you'll have to follow the MacHeist Twitter account, and then as noted you're required to tweet a promo message for the TweetBlast itself; not sure whether that's 'recursive advertising,' a recession-buster special or plain ol' viral marketing, but free apps are free apps. When you get DEVONthink, you'll also get Hyperspaces and Overflow as well. Also, participants should know that the DEVONthink licenses are for the soon-to-be-obsoleted 1.x version of the app, but if you want to roll your copy forward to the upcoming 2.0 version you'll be able to do so for the upgrade price of $20.

Full details are at the MacHeist website.

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Source: http://www.macheist.com/tweetblast/

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Wayne_N

Put up the 'tweet' at 19:33 cst and got the link @ 19:35 cst US. Fast.

March 07 2009 at 9:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Fred

http://www.macheist.com/tweetblast/help

(need to remove "protected" from settings.... should receive the message in ~10 minutes)

March 05 2009 at 6:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Fred

http://www.macheist.com/tweetblast/help

(Need to remove "protected" from your settings... should get the message in ~10 minutes)

March 05 2009 at 6:05 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Stephen Lang

Yeah, the same thing happened with 1Password. I don't have a problem with this kind of free promotion though, people don't have to upgrade if they don't want to. In the case of 1Password, at one point you had to upgrade though for 1 of the Leopard updates I believe. But then Agile sent out free licenses to everyone, and I got a new 'real' license for the current version even though my MacHeist license was old.

The only time I have a problem is paying for a bundle and not getting a real license, or soon-to-be outdated license. But they seem to have put the kibbosh on that.

March 05 2009 at 1:45 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dorian

I really can't stand this idea of sort PR stunt (i know it's free, blah blah blah) but i don't want "whore" out my twitter like this.
I've been using Evernote instead, which syncs online for sync mutli-os and browser viewing. Has an iphone and windows mobile app. oh yea, it's basic account... free with no twitter prostitution. paid gives a few extra things that i could see using like file attachment.
But littlesnapper is great for web designers' notes and that's it... shame that isn't free. (Paparazzi! + skitch nice free sub fyi)

March 05 2009 at 1:16 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

dorian

soo all those people who paid last year, will have to pay again? and then ever year after? kinda sucks. i'll stick with the lite

March 05 2009 at 1:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

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dorian

1password fail

March 05 2009 at 1:08 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Alex

Perhaps you didn't notice the word FREE? I didn't think it was possible to be a weasel if you were giving away a product for FREE.

March 05 2009 at 10:35 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Drock

Anyone know how long before they send you a direct message? I've been waiting for six hours now.

March 05 2009 at 9:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ike

What's the difference between this and DevonNOTE, which I already own?

honestly, they look like the same app to me...just keep notes and jot thigns down

March 05 2009 at 12:04 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Scottington

I received my download link already. Have downloaded it and registered it, but haven't tried it out...

March 04 2009 at 11:25 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply